Sony acquire Optical Archive Inc optical storage systems company
Sony Corporation of America has announced that they have acquired Optical Archive Inc. company for an undisclosed amount. OAI specialized in optical storage systems for data center market. With this acquisition, Sony will be able to commit further into fast growing server and cloud storage market and solutions.
“This acquisition marks the beginning of our commitment to this growing market,” said Terushi Shimizu, Senior Vice President and Deputy President, Device Solutions Business Group, Sony Corporation. “Optical disc libraries will provide many advantages to customers who are currently using tape or hard drive technology to store cold data, such as lower costs, extremely durable media life, and higher data throughput rates. We plan to leverage and expand our existing optical disc production lines in order to accommodate the growing demand for this media.”
“We are thrilled to be part of Sony,” said Frank Frankovsky, CEO of OAI. “Merging Sony’s excellence in optical engineering and manufacturing with OAI’s experience and capabilities in data center hardware design and operations will deliver innovative new storage solutions to customers.”
